Mac’s DJ Course

This course will introduce the basics of Djing whether you want to perform for a live audience or just want to have fun in your bedroom. Djing involves a strong love for music, timing and creativity. So you if you love music and you can count, your well on your way! I will help you prepare for your next live event by giving you tips on the “does and don’ts” on DJing.

Course Instructor:

DJ Mac (617) 818-2542

By the end of the course students will learn techniques such as:

Basic Scratching

Sampling

Hot cueing

Blending, Mixing, Remixing and Mash-ups.

Record and Create your own mix and more…

Leave with a CD of your own creative mix! Here are brief descriptions of the various techniques you will learn during your sessions:

Cueing Learning how to start from different parts of the record.

Blending Putting 2 songs together to play in harmony.

Scratching A Commonly used turntable technique rubbing the record back and forth creating a unique sound that defines DJing culture.

Looping Looping is used to repeat song in bars that can be used in sampling or used to create a part of a composition to your own creative mix!

Sampling Sampling is the art of taking sounds from a different song and build a brand new song from it. In other words, musical origami!